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Maryland ACTT Workshop – September 10-12, 2007 At-Grade Intersection Improvement MD Route 97 Georgia Avenue MARYLAND WORKSHOP ACTT at Randolph Road Archival ACTT ACCELERATED CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER www.fhwa.dot.gov/construction/accellerated May no longer reflect current or accepted regulation, policy, guidance or practice. accepted or practice. or current Archival guidance reflect Maryland ACTT Workshop – September 10-12, 2007 policy, longer no May regulation, Maryland ACTT Workshop – September 10-12, 2007 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................... 1 1. WORKSHOP DETAILS .................................................................................. 2 1.1. Opening Session.................................................................................... 2 1.2. Workshop Process................................................................................. 2 1.3. Skill Sets and Goals............................................................................... 3 • Construction 3 • Geotechnical Engineering Utilities 4 • Public Relations/Public Involvement 4 • Roadway/Geometric Design 5 • Structures 5 • Traffic Engineering/ITS/Safety 6 accepted 2. PROJECT DETAILS....................................................................................... 7 2.1. Project Overview.................................................................................... 7 2.2. Project History and Development...........................................................or practice. 7 2.3. Project Purpose ..................................................................................... 8 2.4. Project Challenges................................................................................. 8 2.5. Project Status........................................................................................or 9 3. SKILL SET RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................... 9 3.1. Construction........................................................................................... 9 3.2. Geotechnical Engineering Utilities .......................................................current 12 3.3. Public Relations/Public Involvement .................................................. 110 3.4. Roadway/Geometric DesignArchival ................................................................ 12 3.5. Structures............................................................................................. 13 3.6. Traffic Engineering/Safety/ITS .............................................................guidance 16 4. CONCLUSIONS ...........................................................................................reflect 16 4.1. Next Steps ........................................................................................... 16 policy, longer no May regulation, i Maryland ACTT Workshop – September 10-12, 2007 APPENDICES APPENDIX A: Glossary of Frequestly Used Acronyms ............................................A-1 APPENDIX B: MD ACTT Workshop Attendees (by Team Focus Area)............B-1 • Construction B-1 • Geotechnical Engineering Utilities B-1 • Public Relations/Public Involvement B-2 • Roadway/Geometric Design B-2 • Structures B-3 • Traffic Engineering//ITS/Safety B-3 APPENDIX C: Skill Sets Recommemdation(s) – Team Recording Forms........C-1 • Construction C-2 • Geotechnical Engineering Utilities C-6 • Public Relations/Public Involvement C-9 accepted • Roadway/Geometric Design C-13 • Structures C-14 or • Traffic Engineering//ITS/Safety C-20 practice. PROJECT LIMITS or Figure depicting the project limits for the MD-97 Georgia Avenue at .Randolph Rd Reconstruction Project, Montgomery County, MD…………..D-1 WORKSHOP PHOTOS current Photo 1. Team meets at intersection of MD-97 and Randolph Rd. ............E-1 Photo 2. Workshop attendees tour the project Photo 3. Workshop attendeesArchival walk the project site. Photo 4. The Traffic Engineering Skill Set in breakout session Photo 5. Construction Skill set members developguidance recommendations Photo 6. Structures Skill Set reflectdiscusses the project Photo 7. ACTT Workshop participants listen to skill set reports Photo 8. MD SHA leadership addresses the workshop participants Photo 9. ACTT workshop coordinators at registration desk Photo 10. Participants network and discuss the project policy, longer no May regulation, ii Maryland ACTT Workshop – September 10-12, 2007 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Together, the united forces of our communication and transportation systems are dynamic elements in the very name we bear – United States. Without them, we would be a mere alliance of many separate parts. – President Dwight D. Eisenhower, February 22, 1955 Source: “The Quotable Interstate,” Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation www.fhwa.dot.gov/interstate/quotable.htm Accessed June 6, 2007 Our Nation’s ever-changing technology and increasing mobility make President Eisenhower’saccepted remarks as applicable today as they were in 1955. One of the major challenges many departments of transportation (DOTs) nowor face is keepingpractice. these parts – the States’ roadways and communications systems – dynamic in light of aging infrastructure, increased congestion and limited transportation dollars. or These are the very issues that the Maryland State Highway Administration (MDSHA) is dealing with on the MD-97 (Georgia Avenue) at Randolph Road project in Montgomery County. Together, the FHWA and the MDSHA identified the followingcurrent skill sets for the MD-97 workshop: • Construction Archival • Geotechnical Engineering • Public Relations/Public Involvement • Roadway/Geometric Design guidance • Structures • Traffic Engineering/ITS/Safetyreflect Each team focused on how the ACTT process applied to its area of expertise. The group as a whole searched for innovative ways to help the MDSHA increase safety and accelerate construction of the MD-97 project. policy, As the workshop progressed,longer each team summarized its thoughts and narrowed them down to a list of priority recommendations. On the final day, each skill set presented its suggestions to the conference attendees. Now that the workshop is complete, the MDSHA will evaluate the various recommendationsno and decide which ideas should be implemented as part of the project. May regulation, 1 Maryland ACTT Workshop – September 10-12, 2007 1. WORKSHOP DETAILS 1.1. Opening Session MD-97 at Randolph Road is an at-grade four-legged intersection in a heavily urbanized area with heavy traffic flows, particularly during peak hours. The MDSHA ACTT workshop took place September 10-12, 2007, at the Sheraton BWI Airport Hotel in Linthicum, MD. The FHWA Innovative Contracting Engineer Jerry Blanding, the workshop moderator, welcomed the group and gave a presentation titled Building on Success, giving the mostly first-time attendees an overview of the development and implementation of the ACTT process. The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration Deputy Administrator Douglas Rose and the FHWA Assistant Division Administrator Bill Wade greeted the attendees, and the participants introducedaccepted themselves. Ken McDonald. project manager with Johnson, Mirmiran, and Thompson provided an MD-97 project overview, and the group then departed on a tour of the project area. or practice. or current Archival Photos: Touring MD-97 at Randolph Road. Photo source: FHWA and MDSHA 1.2. Workshop Process guidance The MDSHA workshop followed the traditional ACTT process. On Tuesday morning,reflect the ACTT management team member and moderator, Jerry Blanding, discussed the brainstorming process with workshop attendees. Each skill-set committee met separately to discuss the project and brainstorm preliminary ideas, reconvening beforepolicy, lunch to share initial thoughts.longer After lunch, the committees continued their work, intermingling with other teams to ask questions and share ideas. The teams spent the remainder of the afternoon preparing final recommendationsno for presentation to the full group on Wednesday morning, the final A typical breakout session. Photo source: FHWA and MDSHA day of the workshop. May regulation, 2 Maryland ACTT Workshop – September 10-12, 2007 1.3 Skill Sets and Goals Each skill-set committee had established goals unique to its subject area: • Skill Set: Construction Acceleration of the construction process can only happen with the cooperation and participation of the contractors performing the work. While contractors are generally willing participants in a partnering process and are concerned with producing a quality project, it must be recognized that one of their primary goals is to profit financially. Therefore any innovative construction techniques that are suggested must be reasonably constructed and fiscally viable. Moreover, if financial incentives can be associated with envisioned innovative techniques, there is a greater chance that these techniques will result in shortened construction periods without lessening quality. Proactive contract administration, pre-fabricating and pre-ordering materials, state-of-the art field work, such as surveying, data collection and fast-curing concrete,are all ideas that could be explored. accepted Goals for Construction Skill Set: • This is a highly urbanized area. Possible work areas and stagingor sites will bepractice. difficult to identify and should be explored. • Work zone safety, pedestrian mobility safety, and motorists safety must be maintained. or • Are there